CPU Comparison

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AMD

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

CORE STATE Vermeer

CORE SPECS 16 Cores / 32 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 3.4 Base / 4.9 GHz Turbo

CACHE 64 MB

MAX TDP 105W

ARCHITECTURE Zen 3

nm

PROCESS 7 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2020

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A

AMD

AMD

Ryzen 9 9900X3D

CORE STATE Granite Ridge

CORE SPECS 12 Cores / 24 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 4.4 Base / 5.5 GHz Turbo

CACHE 128 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 120W

ARCHITECTURE Zen 5

nm

PROCESS 4 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2025

PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS

3dmark_16_threads

10,810

12,490

3dmark_2_threads

1,856

2,512

3dmark_4_threads

3,595

4,885

3dmark_8_threads

6,598

9,002

3dmark_max_threads

11,597

13,795

3dmark_single_thread

944

1,269

cinebench_cinebench_r15_multicore

3,891

4,811

cinebench_cinebench_r15_singlecore

549

679

cinebench_cinebench_r20_multicore

16,214

20,049

cinebench_cinebench_r20_singlecore

2,289

2,830

cinebench_cinebench_r23_multicore

38,607

47,737

cinebench_cinebench_r23_singlecore

5,450

6,739

geekbench_multicore

12,084

20,572

geekbench_singlecore

2,211

3,336

passmark_data_compression

624,347

685,074

passmark_data_encryption

39,593

33,282

passmark_extended_instructions

40,468

55,426

passmark_find_prime_numbers

228

544

passmark_floating_point_math

100,280

119,622

passmark_integer_math

185,520

179,727

passmark_multithread

45,424

56,154

passmark_physics

1,878

5,340

passmark_random_string_sorting

65,172

71,864

passmark_single_thread

3,470

4,646

passmark_singlethread

3,470

4,646

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION

9 5950X

9 9900X3D

Core Specs

Cores

16

12 -25.0%

Threads

32

24 -25.0%

Base Clock (GHz)

3.4

4.4 +29.4%

Boost Clock (GHz)

4.9

5.5 +12.2%

Frequency (GHz)

3.4

4.4 +29.4%

Turbo Clock (GHz)

4.9

5.5 +12.2%

Multiplier

34

44 +29.4%

SMP CPUs

1

1 0.0%

Cache

L1 Cache

64 KB (per core)

80 KB (per core)

L2 Cache

512 KB (per core)

1 MB (per core)

L3 Cache

64 MB

128 MB (shared)

Power

TDP (W)

105

120 +14.3%

PPT

142 W

230 W

Architecture

Architecture

Zen 3

Zen 5

Codename

Vermeer

Granite Ridge

Generation

Ryzen 9 (Zen 3 (Vermeer))

Ryzen 9 (Zen 5 (Granite Ridge))

Process Size

7 nm

4 nm

Transistors

8,300 million

16,630 million

Die Size

2x 74 mm²

2x 70.6 mm²

Foundry

TSMC

TSMC

Memory

Memory Support

DDR4

DDR5

Memory Bus

Dual-channel

Dual-channel

Memory Bandwidth

51.2 GB/s

89.6 GB/s

ECC Memory

Yes

Yes

Platform

Socket

AMD Socket AM4

AMD Socket AM5

Chipsets

AMD 300 Series*, AMD 400 Series, AMD 500 Series

X870E, X870, B850, B840, X670E, X670, B650E, B650, A620

PCIe

Gen 4, 20 Lanes(CPU only)

Gen 5, 24 Lanes(CPU only)

AMD Multi-Die

IO Process Size

12 nm

6 nm

Graphics

Integrated Graphics

—

Radeon Graphics

Other

Market

Desktop

Desktop

Production Status

Active

Active

Launch Price

$799

$599

Part Number

100-000000059

100-000001386

Package

µOPGA-1331

FC-LGA1718

Tj Max

—

95°C

Bundled Cooler

None

None

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